1. Gently bruise the mint in the base of the glass.
2. Add the rum, lime juice and sugar syrup.
3. Half-fill glass with ice and stir vigorously.
4. Add more ice and stir again. Top up with soda.
5. Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime slice.

Old Fashioned
A cocktail better known for using American whiskey (usually bourbon or rye), the recipe allows the spirit (in this case golden rum) to shine through.

1. Pour all the ingredients apart from the bitters into a shaker with lots of ice.
2. Shake well and pour into a tall glass of ice.
3. Add the Angostura and garnish with a cocktail cherry and slice of orange.

So there you have it; three delicious and refreshing rum cocktails for you to try at home. And don’t forget if you buy any two full-size bottles of rum before 20 August 2015, you’ll be entered into our Black Tot Rum prize draw to win a bottle worth more than £600. ¡Salud!

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Diplomatico Reserva Rum
70cl / 40%
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A top-drawer Venezuelan blend of potstill and continuous still rums at a great price. Delicious stuff, with smooth sweet fruitiness and a silky-smooth mouthfeel. Winner of a Gold Medal and Best in Class at the Rum Experience, London 2007